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TOP 3 Ways to ANIMATE in Procreate vs FCP iPad

TOP 3 Ways to ANIMATE in Procreate vs FCP iPad!

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In this article i will show you 3 ways how you can create a very simple animation using Procreate on your iPad. But all of these animation methods are either more complicated or not as accurate as the easy way of using the amazing Live Drawing Feature from Final Cut Pro for the iPad.

In my Video and Article about how to create an Animation fast with FCP for iPad, i show you how fast you can create a complete library of hand drawing animations using FCP for iPad. I got the Feedback in the Comments why not use Procreate instead of FCP to create the animations?

This is why i show you today how you can use Procreate for animations. But it is not the fastest way. Let me show you what i mean.

If you have not yet watched the video about the Live Drawing Feature in FCP iPad, go watch that one first.

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[Video] TOP 3 Ways to ANIMATE in Procreate!

The simple animation we want to create Today.

What if you just want to create simple lines on the screen that are animated. Like a hand drawing on a screen. This is what we created in like 10 seconds with FCP for iPad.
What if you just want to create simple lines on the screen that are animated. Like a hand drawing on a screen. This is what we created in like 10 seconds with FCP for iPad.

Method 1: Use the Screen Capture Feature of the iPad

The first Problem with Procreate is the Canva Size. I was not able to create a 16:9 aspect ratio. Like 1920x1080 for example.
The first Problem with Procreate is the Canva Size. I was not able to create a 16:9 aspect ratio. Like 1920×1080 for example.

Why does the aspect ratio matter?

Very simple, it will help you save time when you import the animation into your video editing Software. Imagine you create a whole library of Hand Drawn Animations to later use in DaVinci Resolve for the iPad as templates. If the Aspect Ratio would be already the same like your Timeline Aspect Ration then you don’t have to change the position and size. It would already be on the exact same position like when you created the animation.

Make the Background Black and the Pencil white and start a simple screen recording on your iPad Control Center.
Make the Background Color in Procreate black and the Pencil color white and start a simple screen recording on your iPad via the Control Center.
Draw your Hand Drawing Animation and every step will be recorded. This is the closest method to the FCP iPad Live Drawing Method.
Draw your Hand Drawing Animation and every step will be recorded. This is the closest method to the FCP iPad Live Drawing Method.
Beside the Aspect Ratio Problem, we also record the border of the screen. That means to use this animation we also have to use the Crop Feature and cut away the border in our editing Software.
Beside the Aspect Ratio Problem, we also record the border of the screen. That means to use this animation we also have to use the Crop Feature and cut away the border in our editing Software.

And on top of that, we can’t change the animation speed before we create the template. In FCP for iPad before you export you can even change the animation duration.

Method 2: Using the Procreate built in Time-lapse Recording

Procreate has a build in Time-lapse feature that save all the steps that you do. Activate this under Settings, Video and toggle on the “Time-lapse Recording”.
Procreate has a build in Time-lapse feature that save all the steps that you do. Activate this under Settings, Video and toggle on the “Time-lapse Recording”.

Important: To activate the Timelapse Recording you have to toggle it on. My arrow in the picture above is showing the wrong button. Click the toggle below where the arrow is pointing. 😉

Now everything you do will be saved in the Timelapse.
Now everything you do will be saved in the Timelapse.
To see the Recording inside of Procreate click on “Time-lapse Replay”.
To see the Recording inside of Procreate click on “Time-lapse Replay”.
It will open the replay. But in my example it was to fast and i did not really have a usable animation.
It will open the replay. But in my example it was to fast and i did not really have a usable animation.
To export that replay click on “Export time-lapse Video”.
To export that replay click on “Export time-lapse Video”.
But even then the result was bad. First before you start the time-lapse recording you should change the background. In this animation everything happed at the same time. Even the change of the white background to the green screen.
But even then the result was bad. First before you start the time-lapse recording you should change the background. In this animation everything happed at the same time. Even the change of the white background to the green screen.

How to reset the Procreate Time-Lapse Recording?

To reset a Time-lapse recording just toggle off the recording.
To reset a Time-lapse recording just toggle off the recording.
It will ask you if you want to purge the video. Then you can toggle the time-lapse recording on again to start from that point on.
It will ask you if you want to purge the video. Then you can toggle the time-lapse recording on again to start from that point on.

The Problem: Not really an animation

But even if you fix this problem with the background. There is no real animation. Everything just comes into the frame at the same time.
But even if you fix this problem with the background. There is no real animation. Everything just comes into the frame at the same time.

So what is the proper way of using this Method in Procreate?

In order to fix this, we have to create layers for each step. For example i put each line on a new layer.
In order to fix this, we have to create layers for each step. For example i put each line on a new layer.

But still then the result will be very fast and not really a smooth animation like drawing on the screen. When you use the Layers and put a line on each layer it will animate layer by layer. So the complete line will just appear into the screen. Not really what we want.

So how can we fix that?

This where we enter Method 3, the proper way of animation in Procreate

Method 3: Create Animations in Procreate using the “Animate Assist” Feature

For method number 3 we can even create a Transparent Background. So disable the Background Layer.
Start a new canvas and for method number 3 we can even create a Transparent Background. So disable the Background Layer.
Activate the “Animation Assist” under Settings and Canvas.
Activate the “Animation Assist” under Settings and Canvas.
To create the animation create a layer for each step. In my example let’s try one layer for each line.
To create the animation create a layer for each step. In my example let’s try one layer for each line.

How to export the Animate Assist Animation?

To export that video click on “share” and click on “Animated HEVC”.
To export that video click on “share” and click on “Animated HEVC”.
On this step you can tell him to export even a transparent background.
On this step you can tell him to export even a transparent background.

So the problem with the animation we just created is kind of similar like in Method 2. Each frame show one layer. And even worse, all the previous layers disappear again. And we sill don’t have an animation while the line is showing on the screen. So what can we do to fix that?

The proper way to create animations with the Animate Assist Feature of Procreate

To make an animation proper with this tool, you have to draw the lines frame by frame. Start with the first. Duplicate and continue the line.
To make an animation proper with this tool, you have to draw the lines frame by frame. Start with the first. Duplicate and continue the line. And continue…
The more frames and accurate you do it, the better the result. This is the classical way to create animations. The problem is that this takes alot of time. Just to create a animation that took us 5 seconds in FCP iPad will take you a day in Procreate.
The more frames and accurate you do it, the better the result. This is the classical way to create animations. The problem is that this takes alot of time. Just to create a animation that took us 5 seconds in FCP iPad will take you a day in Procreate.

Conclusion

I know this was a lot of steps that i wanted you to understand. But in short, if you want to use Hand Drawing Animations, there is no other tool that can create it as simple as the Live Drawing Feature of FCP for iPad. And even if you have to pay 5 Bucks for one month… you can literally create 100x times the animations then using the methods i showed you today.

So in my opinion for simple animations, don’t use Procreate…

And this is not me being agains Procreate. The Animate Assist Method is the classical method to animate whole cartoons. And if you put in the time and effort, you can get amazing results.

But if you simple want to animate a hand drawn lines on the screen… it takes too much time using Procreate.

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